Muse software
| Muse software | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Private |
| founding | 1978 |
| resolution | 1986 |
| Reason for dissolution | insolvency |
| Seat |
Maryland , United States
|
| Branch | Software development |
Muse Software , also known as Micro Users Software Exchange , was a software and computer game developer in the early 1980s.
Company history
Their offer was aimed at the first generation of home computers , initially the Apple II , later also the Commodore 64 , Atari home computers and the IBM PC .
Muse was founded in 1978 by Ed Zaron and Silas Warner and only published games later and application software . The company closed in 1987 due to marketing problems . A few years later id Software bought the rights to Castle Wolfenstein to develop a successor, Wolfenstein 3D , the first first-person shooter that made this genre famous.
Publications (selection)
Games
- RobotWar (1981, Silas S. Warner , Apple II )
- Castle Wolfenstein (1981, Silas S. Warner, Apple II, later also IBM PC , Atari home computer and Commodore 64 )
- ABM (1981, Silas S. Warner, Apple II)
- Firebug (1982, Silas S. Warner, Apple II)
- Three Mile Island , (Apple II)
- Titan Empire (1983, Apple II)
- Rescue Squad (1983, John F. Kutcher , Commodore 64)
- Space Taxi (1984, John F. Kutcher, Commodore 64)
- Beyond Castle Wolfenstein (1984, Silas S. Warner, Apple II, later also IBM PC and Commodore 64)
Application software
- Super Text ( word processor , Ed Zaron )
- Appilot
- The Voice (voice recording and playback, Silas S. Warner, Apple II)
- Know Your Apple IIe (1983, Tutorial for the Apple), Silas S. Warner, Apple II)
- The Eating Machine (Nutritionist, Apple II)
Web links
- Muse Software at MobyGames (English)